Good afternoon!
THURSDAY EVENING PRACTICE
We have had a wonderful six week study period experiencing mindfulness of the body in the body. Last night we practiced letting go into practice songs that inspire us to take refuge in the body: Take Your Time, I am a Cloud and, perhaps our favourite: Earth my body/ Water my blood/ Air my breath and/ Fire my spirit! (Two of these songs will be available soon on the website under RESOURCES. A version of the third can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz8BbD8XQgM).
AND there are two more weeks before this period ends – settling into silence on August 21 with three periods of sitting and a Dharma discussion of our bodies/ our earth/ deep ecology on August 28! Following our Ceremony for the Recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings on September 5, we will begin our next eight week practice period September 12: Mindfulness of the Feelings in the Feelings. We will explore the practice of becoming aware of our feelings, separate from our thoughts and stories about those feelings. We will study and practice with negative feelings such as anger and fear and positive feelings such as happiness and sympathetic joy. We will take the opportunity to distinguish our bodily sensations, our feelings as they arise, our thoughts about our feelings and the influence of our feelings on our intentions and our understanding of the world around us.
Our NON-RESIDENTIAL RETREAT Friday evening September 12 through Sunday noon September 13 already has many registrations. We have only 24 spots in this retreat so please send in your registration with deposit as soon as possible: CLICK HERE FOR THE REGISTRATION FORM
Please join us in practice. . . .
